Deck 13: Prisons and Jails

Question 1

The term "stir crazy" grew out of the experiences of many inmates during which prison era?

A)Community-based era
B)Just deserts era
C)Warehousing era
D)Punitive era

Answer 1

D

Question 2

ADMAX or administrative maximum is the term used by the federal government to denote:

A)Prisons for white-collar criminals.
B)Maximum security prisons for females.
C)Prisons for offenders who have violated administrative law.
D)Ultra-high-security prisons.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

How many security levels has the BOP classified in the federal prison system?

A)Four
B)Two
C)Five
D)Three

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Who is most noted as the originator of what we know as today's early release program?

A)Sir Walter Crofton
B)Captain Alexander Maconochie
C)Zebulon Brockway
D)Robert Martinson

Question 5

Which of the follow system is a system of inmate labor that was in use by the early twentieth century?

A)Punitive system
B)Contract system
C)Reform system
D)Treatment system

Question 6

A policy that seeks to protect society by incarcerating individuals deemed to be the most dangerous is called:

A)Design capacity.
B)Collective capacitation.
C)High-security capacitation.
D)Selective incapacitation.

Question 7

The movement toward the wider use of private prisons is known as:

A)The Pennsylvania system.
B)The Auburn system.
C)The reformatory system.
D)Privatization.

Question 8

The stocks and the pillory are examples of what type of punishment?

A)Exile
B)Branding
C)Public humiliation
D)Flogging

Question 9

The California Department of Corrections had an unwritten policy of racially segregating prisoners in order to prevent racial violence.In 2005 the U.S.Supreme Court case Johnson v.California reviewed that policy and held that it:

A)Was acceptable because it was in the prisoner's best interests.
B)Violated the 8th Amendment.
C)Was acceptable because it served a compelling state interest.
D)Was unconstitutional.

Question 10

Which of the following is an imprisonment strategy that is based on the desire to prevent recurrent crime and that has abandoned all hope of rehabilitation?

A)Warehousing
B)"Nothing works" doctrine
C)Punitive model
D)Just deserts

Question 11

Lex talionis is also known as the law of:

A)Retaliation.
B)Exile.
C)Talent.
D)Rated capacity.

Question 12

The first system under which inmates lived,ate,and worked together in enforced silence.was located in:

A)Auburn,NY.
B)Boston,MA.
C)Philadelphia,PA.
D)Baltimore,MD.

Question 13

Which of the following are jails that are built and run using the combined resources of a variety of local jurisdictions?

A)Regional jails
B)Privately run jails
C)Direct supervision jails
D)Indirect supervision jails

Question 14

Which of the following is a characteristic of jails?

A)Hold inmates who have been sentenced to long periods of incarceration
B)Operated by the state police
C)Hold 44% female inmates
D)Hold suspects following arrest and pending trial

Question 15

Which type of jail is a temporary confinement facility that eliminates many of the traditional barriers between inmates and correctional personnel,and is also called a podular jail,direct supervision jail,and indirect-supervision jail?

A)Temporary confinement
B)Supermax
C)New generation
D)Private

Question 16

A private prison:

A)Is a prison for terrorists that does not reveal the prisoners' identities.
B)Is operated by a private firm on behalf of government.
C)House no more than 50 prisoners.
D)Houses military prisoners.

Question 17

The Auburn system of imprisonment became popular during which prison era?

A)Community-based
B)Punitive
C)Mass prison
D)Penitentiary

Question 18

Work release is representative of which era in the development of U.S.prisons?

A)The reform era
B)The treatment era
C)The just deserts era
D)The community-based era

Question 19

According to the text,the largest growing population of jail inmates is:

A)Women.
B)Hispanics.
C)African-Americans.
D)Asians.

Question 20

Which early prison system was heralded as the one that was humane and provided inmates with the opportunity for rehabilitation?

A)The Massachusetts system
B)The Pennsylvania system
C)The Irish system
D)The Elmira system

Question 21

The Ashurst-Sumners Act,Federal legislation of 1935,effectively ended the industrial prison era by restricting interstate commerce in prison-made goods.

Question 22

Many early punishments were designed to humiliate offenders in public and to allow members of the community an opportunity for vengeance.The stocks and pillory were two such punishments.

Question 23

Physical barriers in direct-supervision jails are far more common than in traditional jails.

Question 24

The Contract system and Piece Price system were heralded as new innovations of prisoner reform that helped inmates get early releases from prison.

Question 25

The Pennsylvania system was a form of imprisonment developed by the British around 1790 as an alternative to corporal punishment.

Question 26

The Warehousing Era is a correctional model intended to capitalize on the labor of convicts sentenced to confinement.

Question 27

Selective incapacitation is a strategy used by some states to reduce prison populations.

Question 28

Lex talionis is the law of retaliation,often expressed as "an eye for an eye" or "like for like."

Question 29

Historically,the most widely used physical punishment was flogging.

Question 30

________ is the movement towards the wider use of private prisons.

Question 31

In 2013 there were less than 1.5 million prisoners in the state and federal prison systems.

Question 32

The Treatment Era implied that the offender was sick and that rehabilitation was only a matter of finding the right treatment.Inmates came to be seen more as "clients" or "patients" than as offenders.

Question 33

Jails are locally operated short-term confinement facilities originally built to hold suspects following arrest and pending trial.

Question 34

ADMAX (Administrative maximum)is a term used by the federal government to denote ultra-high-security prisons.

Question 35

The ________________ Reformatory in New York State is considered the birthplace of parole in the United States and was based on the concept of an earned early release.

Question 36

A(n)________ system is used by prison administrators to assign inmates to custody levels based on offense history,assessed dangerousness,perceived risk of escape,and other factors.

Question 37

________ release is a prison program through which inmates are temporarily released into the community to meet job responsibilities.

Question 38

The Federal prison system is separated into two security levels: high maximum and low maximum.

Question 39

The just deserts philosophy has led to substantial and continued increases in the American prison population.

Question 40

The _____________ has established a Commission on Accreditation to develop a set of standards that correctional institutions can use for conducting self-evaluations.

Question 41

The ______________ capacity is the number of inmates a prison can handle according to the judgment of experts.

Question 42

A temporary confinement jail that eliminates many of the traditional barriers between inmates and correctional personnel is known as a new __________________ jail.

Question 43

Jurisdiction and arrest powers are two legal issues confronting states when they contract with __________ prisons outside of their own jurisdiction.

Question 44

One of the best known internal classification systems in use today's prisons is the adult internal management system (AIMS).AIMS assess an inmate's predatory potential by quantifying three aspects of the inmate's history.List and define those three aspects and explain how effective or ineffective you feel they are.

Question 45

Privatization of prisons is a hot topic in today's discussion of inmate incarceration.What are some of the advantages and disadvantages for privatizing prisons? Comment on and analyze your views about privatization,supporting your opinions with examples and facts.

Question 46

A jail that is built and run using the combined resources of a variety of local jurisdictions is called a _________________ jail.

Question 47

Historically,the most widely used of physical punishment was ____________.

Question 48

The Bureau of Prisons classifies its institutions into five categories.List and define those five categories and give examples of the type of inmate that is sent to each prison.

Question 49

Before the development of prisons there were other early forms of punishment,including flogging.Describe some other early forms of punishment that often were cruel and harmful to the convicted person.List at least three different early forms of punishment and give examples of each.

Question 50

Today's jails serve many different purposes.Other than holding suspects following arrest and pending trial,explain and define three of additional purposes they serve.

Question 51

During the Industrial Era prisons intended to capitalize on the labor of convicts by using them as laborers in the community.Define and describe three of the six different systems of inmate labor in use in the early twentieth century.